One Year Old

He's a big one year old now! I can't believe it! Here are his 12 month stats:

Weight: 22 pounds (37th percentile)

Height: 29 inches (22nd percentile)

Head: 18.5 (67th percentile)

We were quite surprised he was this small, especially in height. We aren't used to these low percentiles in our babies. I was a little concerned about his communication because he only says "mama and dada". While I was talking to the doctor Matson started pointing out the window (at some horses), yelling, and making neighing sounds. The doctor kind of laughed at me and said he was communicating just fine for a 12 month old! I guess animal sounds count and he's got those down! He loves animals and goes crazy if he sees even a tiny picture of an animal on a paper. He starts growling, neighing, etc... (depending on the animal).

We try not to do this, but we find ourselves comparing him to Carter at this age even though we know Carter did everything early. Carter was saying lots of words by now and speaking in sentences by 15 months. Thankfully, I have a few friends and family who keep reminding me that he is not Carter and he is just fine! Really, it's quite a blessing that he is more of a typical baby who has decided to let us enjoy all the stages of his babyhood, instead of skipping right over them. He definitely knows his place in the family is to be the baby. He has little interest in walking and he goes crazy if I hold anyone besides him! If I'm holding one of the other kids he will crawl up on my lap to cuddle and push at his siblings to get them to move. He's happy to be the baby!